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Shoot all 700 targets at the NUT SHOOT and the club will buy you dinner!  

There will be a steak dinner on Saturday night – we invite all to attend – $12/person (free for those shooting all 700 targets).

Sunday morning the club will host a free pancake breakfast with a special pancake for Pat Carter.  She will receive her 50,000th target milestone award – come join us in congratulating her on this accomplishment.

Hillsboro will again have those famous ‘Luck of the Draw’ miss and out shoot offs on each of the events Saturday & Sunday.  Be sure to check the ‘Draw Board’ before you leave the grounds – you don’t want to miss out on a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.

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Redding Gun Club Luau Shoot Sept 11th and 12th, 2015!

We are inviting you to come and celebrate Dan Mitchell’s 50,000th  target milestone on Saturday night. Social hour will include appetizers, raffle items (including a gun), cake & a good time to be had by all.   The Luau dinner will be free as it is more appetizers than a dinner, so if you feel like showing off your favorite finger food or salad bring it along and come celebrate Dan’s achievement. Hope to see you there.

Click HERE to view the shoot program.

Once in a while what seems like a good idea turns out instead to be a great idea.  Ideas like the Multiplex and more recently the 2015 Oregon Doubles Classic have proved that occasionally a good idea catches fire and the results are nothing short of overwhelming.

The Oregon Doubles Classic became a reality based loosely on a Doubles Marathon shot at several clubs in Canada.  The rules were structured to encourage club participation, individual improvement and standings within the competition and culminating with an excellent dinner/trophy presentation.  Here is an overview of how the Classic is structured; some outrageous statistics and finally the winners are identified.

Nine clubs participated (more are already committed for next year-including BKS), 16 shoot dates (events), each event was up to 500 doubles targets offered the day before a scheduled shoot at the participating clubs.  Shooters were classed at the first event entered and remained there for the Classic.  A minimum of 1500 targets were required to qualify for trophies.  Shoot more than the minimum and your standing was based on the best 15 scores shot.  Shooters with the 1500 minimum and their spouses were treated to a free steak dinner at the trophy presentation banquet held at Portland Gun Club.   Near the end of the competition it became a free for all as shooters traded the lead in their classes with lower scores being dropped like flies.  Rumor has it that James Adair gained 34 targets at the Bend event taking him into the lead for C class held by Tim Plagman prior to that.

• 91 participants, 113,800 targets thrown, $1138.00 OSTA fees paid, $858.00 PITA daily fees paid.
• $400.00 added money paid out on the finale at Portland. Winners were A: Fred Coulson 478/500, B: Steve Kaufman 466/500 , C: James Adair 445/500, D: Chuck Haas 356/500
• 8 trophy buckles awarded.
• 56 free dinners served.
• Four $25.00 cash drawings – awarded at the banquet.  You had to be present to win.  These awards went to Mike Riggs, Chuck Haas (2x winner) and Steve Kaufman.
• A Ruger 22 rifle donated by Portland Gun Club was won by Ernie Teachman.  Each shooter registering at least 1,500 targets received one chance to win for every 100 targets shot.  The top chance to win went to Mike Riggs who had 59 of the 808 tickets.  Mike’s name was drawn and he donated the gun to be redrawn, taking a $25 cash prize in exchange.  Second best odds to win went to Durland Fischer – 55 tickets.  Lucky Ernie only had 20 tickets in the bucket!

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Final Standings:

• HOA: Fred Coulson (CA) – 1467
• A Class: Jim Harrison (OR) – 1458
• B Class: Don Porfily (OR) – 1424
• C Class: James Adair (OR) – 1412
• D Class: Jacob Ohonich (OR) – 1347
• Lady: Melissa Craig (OR) – 1345
• Veteran: Steve Kaufman (OR) – 1400
• Senior: Marty DeVries (CA) – 1442

The 2^nd Annual, 2016 Oregon Doubles Classic is planned.  For details contact OSTA President Mike Riggs 503-997-2449, Jacob Ohonich 503-467-6916 or Sue Brewer 541-258-5187.  Some additions for the new year will be AA class, Lewis purse and awards/banquet on a Saturday.  Details will be posted here as they become final.

Many shoots were held this weekend and these two could be the largest of the year throwing over 166,000 targets combined.

The Pocatello Gun Shoot registered 86,400 targets over 4 days with 125 shooters attending – take a look at the photos and results.

The Klamath Summer Shoot threw over 80,000 in 3 days with 146 shooters.  Some of the highlights were:

• Bill McDonald of Canby, CA earning his 1st yardage with 99/100.
• Kate Bonn of Portland, OR made the 27 yard line.
• Buck Rosendahl of Gold Beach, OR won HOA and the Jerry Meyer Memorial trophy.
• Jim Harrison of Port Orford, OR received his PITA 400 pin (200/200 singles, 100/100 handicap and 100/100 doubles) after achieving the last leg the previous weekend at Bend shooting a 100 straight in doubles.
• Junior shooter Blake Shelton of Klamath Falls shot his first 100 straight.
• Mike Healy and Bill Bayliss of Roseburg received their Milestone pins, 100,000 and 50,000 respectively.

The Executive Committee appreciates and conveys their sincere thanks to all the vendors and sponsors of the Grand Pacific. Please show your appreciation with your support. Without them the Grand Pacific would not be the same.

The Summer Multiplex has concluded.  Results of the August event are now posted on the ‘SHOOT RESULTS’ page.  Payout checks were mailed 8/17 to all the winners.  Congratulations to the HIGH OVER ALL Champions:

• Champion: John Adams (Hermiston) 439/450
• AK: Pete Hudson (Juneau) 405/450 – WCT – Mal Menzies (Juneau)
• BC: John Trca (Langley) 397/450
• CA: Pat Curran (ElDorado) 420/450
• ID: Chester Carter (Boise) 426/450
• NV: Mike Gregersen (Fallon) 430/450
• OR: Mike Mann (Medford) 414/450
• WA: Charles Manning (Skagit) 410/450 – WCT – Terry Leinweber (Colton)

Note: Ties are settled by a coin toss done by PITA shoot management.

The Winter Multiplex starts in October (Oct 3-4).  As in the past this first event is the time to encourage new members to try registered trap as PITA offers FREE membership to all new members.

NEW for the winter season….REGISTERED SUB-GAUGE!  In addition to the regular 50 singles, 50 handicap and 50 doubles we will try 50 singles SUB-GAUGE.  If this is something you would like to try at your club please contact the PITA office for details (still in the development stage).  This initial event will allow either .410, 20 gauge or 28 gauge (this will need to be included in your report).  These are registered PITA targets and all PITA rules apply.  The targets are not calculated in your regular average but will have their own average.  In the future you will have SUB-GAUGE AVERAGE CARDS.  These targets will be included in your target total for milestone awards.

Let’s have some FUN!

PLEASE NOTE THESE CHANGES AND POST AT YOUR CLUB.

• The Labor Day shoot at Evergreen has changed from 9/5-7 to 9/4-6 – Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
• The Spokane Harvest Grand has changed from Sept 25-27 to October 2-4.
• The NOTSC Labour Day shoot will be as follows: Doubles 9/3 (Thurs) 1:00 start with the shoot 9/4-7.

Thanks to all that attended this years event. We hope you had a good time. The Executive Committee values your suggestions. Please email sue@shootpita.com any thoughts you might have to improve the 2016 Grand Pacific.

• Format of events?
• Favorite trophies?
• Best after hours event?